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Types of glaucoma

Pigmentary Glaucoma11 Yanoff M, Duker JS. Ophthalmology. 1st ed. London, UK: Mosby International Ltd; 1999

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Affects mostly men.
Pigmentary glaucoma (also called pigment dispersion syndrome) is a type of inherited open-angle glaucoma that develops primarily in men. Pigmentary glaucoma most often begins in a person's 20s and 30s, putting vision at risk throughout his lifetime.

A wide angle can cause trouble.
Nearsighted people are affected more often because they have a concave-shaped iris, which creates an unusually wide angle. You might think having a wider angle is a good way to prevent a disease that may be caused by a too-small angle, but it doesn't work that way.

This unusually wide angle causes the pigment layer on the back of the iris to rub on the lens. This rubbing action causes the iris pigment to shed cells into the aqueous fluid, onto neighboring structures and into the drainage system. Then the pigment plugs the pores of the trabecular meshwork drainage system, thereby increasing the IOP. About 30 percent of people with this condition develop open-angle glaucoma.

 

 

  1. Yanoff M, Duker JS. Ophthalmology. 1st ed. London, UK: Mosby International Ltd; 1999

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INDICATION
TRAVATAN Z® Solution is a prescription medicine to lower eye pressure in patients with glaucoma who have trouble tolerating their current medicine or for whom that medication is not working well enough.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Contraindications:
Do not use TRAVATAN Z® Solution if you are hypersensitive to travoprost or any other ingredients in this product.
Precautions and Warnings:
Some patients may experience darkening of the iris (the colored part of the eye) which is most noticeable in patients who only receive treatment in one eye. Patients may also experience growth and thickening of their eyelashes, and/or darkening of the skin around the eye. These changes may be permanent.
Side Effects:
The most common side effect with TRAVATAN Z® Solution is redness of the eye (also known as ocular hyperemia). Other side effects include eye discomfort, a feeling of something in the eye, eye pain and itching.

For more information, please see the full prescribing information